GDG- New Museum introduction

[Margaret D. Blough]

Bob,

I believe they do it for the same reason that much of this country spent the first 80 or so years of its existence desperately trying for find some way to make slavery disappear as an issue without confronting the existence of slavery and whether it should continue: it's awkward, ugly, and Exhibit A in illustrating the concept of cognitive dissonance between our ideals and our reality.  And both before and after the Civil War, people have been able to pretend for a while, even many decades, that they have succeeded.  But slavery is like the awkward relative who families try to keep away from public gatherings.  It may stay in the attic or the back room or away for a while, but, sooner or later, show up it will and at the most embarassing time.

Regards,

Margaret

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "Bob Huddleston" <huddleston.r at comcast.net> 

> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes: 
> 
> 
> Of course, one point which makes GB different form Antietam or Vicksburg or 
> any other Civil War battle was the presence there in November of Mr. 
> Lincoln, who had a few words to be forgotten. Those who oppose inclusion of 
> non-battle topics also would prefer to forget what he had to say. 
> 
> One point which has bothered me for a long time -- not for ever, since I 
> used to not be able to see the connection -- is that 150,000 men do not get 
> together and try to kill each other unless they truly have a reason to do 
> so, and those who want only to talk about Brave Boys in Blue and Gray seem 
> to think that the reasons are irrelevant. 
> 
> Take care, 
> 
> Bob 
> 
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> ---Mark Twain, 1907 
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> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com [mailto:gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com] 
> On Behalf Of denlaw at fone.net 
> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 7:17 PM 
> To: gettysburg at arthes.com 
> Subject: GDG- New Museum introduction 
> 
> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes: 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >>>>>>>>>>> 
> 
> And, further, those people have been offended ever since Latschar arrived 
> and started talking about something other than the idea that 150,000 brave 
> young men spent three days murdering each other because they were brave 
> young men. 
> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> 
> Hello, 
> 
> And if the conversation on slavery persists here, we will see some e-mails 
> complaining that we are off topic and this is not what the list is for. 
> 
> The traditional vehicle for discussing the war has been to exclude slavery. 
> 
> It is a hard model to change. 
> 
> That is why I admire Latscahr, not for the bricks and mortar he stacked, but 
> his 
> insistence on the completeness of the story told within. 
> 
> Take Care 
> 
> Dennis 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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